ASTM F1967-07a

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and labeling requirements to promote the safe use of infant bath seats. Products commonly referred to as bath rings also are included in the scope of this specification. Traditional infant bath tubs that are used to bathe an infant are not within the scope of this standard.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of infant bath seats.
1.3 No infant bath seat produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.4 The test values and dimensions stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. SI values in parentheses are given for information only.
The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety specification:   This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Jan-2007
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.20 - Bath Seats

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1967-07 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2007
• Replaced By: ASTM F1967-08 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1967 – 07a
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Infant Bath Seats
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1967; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification is intended to address certain incidents associated with the use
of bath seats, bath rings, and other similar devices.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) identified drowning incidents which
generally involved infants either tipping over, climbing out of, or sliding through the product after
being left unattended by their caregiver.
Thisspecificationdoesnotaddressincidentsinwhichbathseatsareunreasonablymisused,areused
in a careless manner that disregards the warnings and instructions that are provided with each product,
or those instances where the caregiver leaves the infant unattended in the product.
This consumer safety specification is written within the current state-of-the-art product technology.
It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever substantive information becomes
available and known to ASTM which necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision of
existing requirements.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes perfor- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
mance requirements, test methods, and labeling requirements D 3359 Test Methods for MeasuringAdhesion by Tape Test
to promote the safe use of infant bath seats. Products com- F 404 Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs
monly referred to as bath rings also are included in the scope F 963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
of this specification. Traditional infant bath tubs that are used F 977 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Walkers
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to bathe an infant are not within the scope of this standard. 2.2 Federal Regulations:
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce 16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from Consumer Products Bearing Lead Containing Paint
use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of infant bath seats. 16 CFR 1500 Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regula-
1.3 No infant bath seat produced after the approval date of tions, including sections:
this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other 16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it Sharp Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use
conforms to all requirements contained herein. by Children Under 8 Years of Age
1.4 The test values and dimensions stated in inch–pound 16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
units are to be regarded as standard. SI values in parentheses Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys and Other Articles
are given for information only. Intended for Use by Children Under 8 Years of Age
16 CFR 1500.50 Test Methods for Simulating Use and
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
test methods portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
specification: This standard does not purport to address all of Children
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 16 CFR 1500.51 Test Methods for Simulating Use and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- Children 18 Months of Age or Less
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.20 on Bath Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Seats. the ASTM website.
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